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COPPA 2.0

Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) (S. 836, 119th Congress)

Would expand COPPA-style protections to teens (13-16) and add stronger constraints including limits on targeted advertising to minors. Often paired politically with KOSA.

Jurisdiction

United States

Enacted

Pending

Effective

TBD

Enforcement

FTC + State AGs

Reintroduced March 4, 2025; in Senate Commerce Committee

Congress.gov

Why It Matters

Fastest path to national "minors privacy" baseline reaching beyond COPPA's under-13 scope.

At a Glance

Applies to

Social PlatformOnline PlatformGaming PlatformGeneral ChatbotAI CompanionCharacter Chatbot Minors-focused

Harms addressed

Who Must Comply

  • Covered operators of websites/online services accessible to minors under 17

Safety Provisions

  • Expands protections to minors 13-16 (beyond COPPA under-13 baseline)
  • Stronger limits on targeted advertising to minors
  • Prohibition on transferring minors' data without affirmative consent
  • "Eraser button" rights for minors' data
  • Enhanced FTC enforcement authority

Compliance & Enforcement

Penalties

Penalties pending regulatory determination

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United States

Focus Areas

Mental health & crisis
Child safety
Algorithmic accountability
Active safeguards required

Cite This

APA

United States. (n.d.). Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) (S. 836, 119th Congress).

Related Regulations

In Effect US

COPPA

Baseline US children's data privacy regime. Applies to operators of websites/online services directed to children under 13, and to general-audience services with actual knowledge they collect personal info from under-13 users.

Pending US

KOSA

Would establish duty of care for platforms regarding minor safety. Passed full Senate 91-3 in July 2024; passed Senate Commerce Committee multiple times (2022, 2023). Not yet enacted.

Enacted US-IL

IL HB 5511

Requires covered operators of online platforms to apply protective default settings to users they know to be minors, including limits on algorithmic feeds, a 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. notification curfew and no autoplay by default on addictive social media platforms, and establishes a device-level age-bracket signal that Internet-enabled device manufacturers must provide and operators must request. Announced by the Governor as the Children's Social Media Safety Act, the title of the bill as introduced. Enforced by the Attorney General.

Enacted US-IA

IA SF 2417

Establishes requirements and guidelines for conversational AI services including AI disclosure to minors, prohibition on sexually explicit content for minors, prevention of deceptive human-like interactions, and parental controls for children under 13.

Enacted US-CO

CO HB 1263

Imposes obligations on conversational AI service operators including minor-user protections, suicide and self-harm protocols, prohibition on emotional dependence and engagement gamification, and annual safeguard reporting.

In Effect FI

Finland AI Act

Finland's EU AI Act implementation using decentralized supervision model. Traficom serves as single point of contact and coordination authority. Ten market surveillance authorities share enforcement across sectors. New Sanctions Board handles fines over EUR 100,000.

Last updated January 22, 2026. Verify against primary sources before relying on this information.